Definition of telehealth in US English:
 telehealth
nounˈteləˌhelTHˈtɛləˌhɛlθ
The provision of healthcare remotely by means of telecommunications technology.
 she is keen to expand telehealth in a country where much of the population lives in rural and island locations
as modifier telehealth services are expanding
 Example sentencesExamples
-  After the photographs were taken, the digital images were uploaded on a laptop computer in the telehealth room.
 -  This book is best suited to an advanced nurse practitioner who wants to implement telehealth in a rural community.
 -  Telehealth now offers 24/7 access to health information provided by registered nurses.
 -  Improved access to telehealth services at the Regional Hospital means she and the kids don't have to travel south for most medical appointments.
 -  He delivered the feature address during the media launch of the University of the West Indies' telehealth programme.
 -  Telecommunications or telehealth services may also be a creative method to reach individuals who live in remote rural areas.
 -  This project evaluated the effectiveness of telehealth to improve and expand the services available to three remote and isolated communities.
 -  Broadband connectivity to the home should not be the common denominator in delivering telehealth.
 -  Five out of six treatments were completed by means of telehealth.
 -  We used commercially available, off-the-shelf equipment to conduct biofeedback through the use of telehealth treatment.